DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9735563
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONKansas City Mo
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION - 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 Oct 1963 Kansas City Mo 0 Was Balloon
DO Probably Bolloon robdoly BOilDOn
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION a Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Locol Locol- Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar Was Ancroft Was Ancraft
000 000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 10/01032 AirVisual AirVizua Air-Intereep! Rador Air-Intercep! Rador Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y D D Probubly Astronomical
No Civilian 0 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 3. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_ Other.
0U0 080 Insufficlant Data for Insufficiant Data for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
3 -LSeconia Seco-ia 1 1. SM
TO. BRIEM SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Small, dull green object size of star observed Conflicting statements in that object
in flight. Described as Arc from N - S. disappeared when building blocked view,
Disappeared when house blocked view. Went and when last observed was heading
straight up when last seen. straight up. Possible metecr (Duration)
or searchlight (Manuevers). Insufficient
data for analysis.
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a 0C DEPARIMENT OF IME AIR FORCE
NANN STAFF MESSACE DRANCH UIASSRED ESSAGE OI
INGOMING
AF IN: 38957 (12 0ct 63) Page I of 2
ACTION: NIN-9
INFO: 1 XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, DIA-25, DIA-CIIC-2, (45)
SNB C986
ZCZCHOC3O9ZCVJC96
RR RUEAHO
DE RUVGKF 79 11/2315Z
ZNR
R 112303Z
FM 328 FIGHTER WING AD WING AD ADC ADC RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
TO RUVGALE/ADC
ZEN/29AIRDIVISI ZENVSOAIR TVISTON RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO SION RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
RUCDSO/AFSC WRIGHT AFB OHIO
RUEAHD/CSAF
RUEAND/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25 D C
INFO RUVGAS AB IOWA
BT
LNCLAS 323FWCVC-0 5897.
FOR ADOIN, 29MINT, FTD, AFCIN, DAFOI AND SCODC-I. UFO REPORT.
PARA 14A. (1) NONE, (2) SMALL, SIZE OF A BRIGHT STAR. (3)
DILL GREEN. (4) ONE. (5) NOT APPLICABLE. (6) NONE, OBJECT
WAS VERY HIGH. (7) NONE. (8) NONE. (9) NONE. PARA 14B. WAS VERY HIGH. (7) NONE. (8) NONE. (9) NONE. PARA 14B.
(1) FIRST NOTICED BY MOVEMENT OF OBJECT. (2) 45 DEGREES. (3)
STRAIGHT UP VHEN LAST SEEN. (4) MOVED IN RAPID ARC FROM SOUTH STRAIGHT UP VHEN LAST SEEN. (4) MOVED IN RAPID ARC FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH. (5) STILL IN SIGHT UNTIL HOUSE BLOCKED VIEV. (6) TO NORTH. (5) STILL IN I SIGHT UNTIL HOUSE BLOCKED VIEN. (6)
THREE TO FOUR SECONDS. PARA 14C. (1) GROUND VISUAL. (2) NONE.
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300/25 (G) 289/15 (H) UNKNOWN. (3) NONE. (4) 10 MILE.
DEGREES
(5) NONE. (6) NONE. (7)(A) 76 DEGREES (B GREES REES
(D) -7 DEGREES (E) -14 DEGREES (F) (D) -7 DEGREES (E) -14 DEGREES (F) G)
CNXNOWN. PARA 14H. SAT URN HORIZON. PARA
BRIGHT IN EAST THIS TIME OF YEAR ABOUT 3SDEGREES ABOVE H
14I. NONE. PARA 14 ITING. THE
NO KNOWN AIRCRAFT WERE IN THIS AREA AT THE TIME OF SIGHTING. THE
SPEED DESCRIBED FOR THE OBJECT WOLLD RULE OUT ANY KNOWN AIRCRAFT.
VERY CO-OPERATIVE. HE DID MENTION THAT HE HAD SEEN AND REPORTED A
FLYING SAUCER IN 1949 WHILE WORKING AS A TELEPHONE LINEMAN IN
RECOMMEND FULL SCALE INVESTVIC ATION. PARA 14L. NONE.
KANSAS. DO NOT
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